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Spilyay Tymoo
April 13, 2016
Letters to the editor
To our family
It has been a year since
we lost our son, brother,
uncle, nephew and father. It
is time for us to start mov-
ing on and thanking all of
you for your prayers and
generous donations from our
families.
It was hard to let him go
but to watch the suffering he
went through I knew I
couldn’t be selfish and make
him fight any longer.
Our lives have changed
forever. He may not of been
an important person but to
know what he did on his jour-
ney through life, people
came and shared how he
touched their lives—the
people who prayed from the
north of Washington down
to California and throughout
the nation, his job was com-
plete.
Sometimes that is all we
have to hold on to when you
go through your darkest
hour.
I love you all for what you
did for us in our time of
need. I have not forgotten
any of you. I think of what
we lost—a person who cared
for all of you in his own way.
Thank-you all for being
there at the hospital and
when we brought him home:
Jason, Aldwin Moots, James
Mims, Ronnie, Fudd, Rich-
ard, Willie, Roger, Garrett
Sr., Birney, Markus, Beeps,
Janice, Pepper, Manny, Nun
Nah, Jetts, Aldwin, Luther,
Erland, Sally, Ambrosia,Lila,
Glen and Dwayne.
Thank you Jefferson for
singing his grandma’s song at
the feast, and Cassie for re-
laying my message to him.
Thank you Auntie Millie
for the outfit, and Jeremy
and crew for digging his
grave. Thank you Annie and
Sharon and the crew. Thank
you Erland for dressing him,
and Jetts for always helping
me his #1 babysitter. If I
forgot to mention you, it
isn’t intentional. We were
blessed to have you all with
us. Our loss is his peace, no
more pain and sadness.
Love,
Smoke,
Ter rance,
Michael,
Lucille.
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In loving memory
On October 7, 1973 a
young boy was brought
into this world as Jesus
Ortega Madrid Jr., later
changing his name to the
infamous Jesse Daniel
Greene.
Jesse and his sister
Sonya Madrid and
brother Levi Greene II
were all raised by their late
grandfather Levi Greene
and his wife the late
Dorla Greene on their
Sidwalter Flat ranch.
He was introduced to
ranching at a young age
and worked alongside his
grandfather, helping with
everything. He was
taught at a young age gun
safety and how to hunt
and fish. This would
prove to be the beginning
of his love of hunting
and fishing.
He was happy every
hunting and fishing sea-
son, ready to catch the big
one. Ready to find his
buddies to go on an ad-
venture. His love of na-
ture would be cemented
by his love of saving na-
ture, shown through his
hard work through Fire
Management throughout
the many years.
Unlike fire, though,
Jesse was very forgiving.
He didn’t look for
trouble. He avoided it as
much as any normal per-
son does. He loved to live
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ter, 650 NE A St., Madras.
Appointments are recom-
mended but walk-ins are wel-
come between 9 and 11 a.m.
You may email:
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Or call 541-383-6357.
guilt free.
When he could learn
new and exciting things, he
did. He loved art from a
young age. He liked to
draw, and anywhere he
could express art he went
with ideas ready for a
project. He also made sure
his goals in life were met,
and one of his goals from
a young age was finding his
father, which he had a
chance to do before his fa-
ther died back in 2010.
Let’s not forget he also
lost his mother Georgie
Ann Keo Greene at a
young age in 1984.
On his journey down to
New Mexico he was able
to fulfill his main goal of
meeting his father Jesus
Madrid Sr., along with
many uncles, aunts and
cousins. He had two other
brothers, Roger Madrid
and Jesse Madrid, who he
wasn’t able to meet. He
never forgot them though.
They were a part of his
thoughts, and we keep the
Madrids—in Arizona, New
Mexico and beyond—in
our thoughts.
Jesse also was set to
marry his fiancé Natalie
Kirk, in whom he found
love, comfort and great
family. He finally felt
“spoiled” for once in his
life. We keep the Kirks in
our thoughts—the Jesse we
all knew would like that.
Please write
Just wondering. I’d like to
write to whoever. To get back
in touch with society. So
please drop me a few para-
graphs. Jacques Martinez,
#1053971; NNCC, PO Box
7000, Carson City, NV 89702
Jesse was from a huge
family. Along with the
Greenes, let’s not forget he
was a Keo-Queahpama de-
scendant.
As we remember Jesse,
let’s remember how he had
open arms for the world.
He never looked at your
missteps. He always focused
on your good deeds. He
never saw a child as a prob-
lem but one who needed
guidance, and if he could he
did. Sometimes it was help-
ing a niece or nephew out
on the river, or encourag-
ing a smile.
His children were the be-
ginning of his memory and
not the end. He didn’t have
a mean bone in his body
when it came to kids. In
his eyes they were the
most innocent. He tried
being the best he could.
We must remember his
children. He wouldn’t
have it any other way.
Jesse wasn’t just any-
one. He was a father, a
brother, uncle, friend and
provider. His laughter will
be missed but not forgot-
ten. He will live through
those he taught and loved.
His selfless acts will be
remembered above all.
We lost a fine man on
March 5, 2016, but he will
never be forgotten… Re-
member…
Family and friends of Harvey Jim are planning a
memorial in April. There will be a traditional bless-
ing at 7 p.m. on April 29 at the Agency Longhouse.
The unveiling of the Veteran’s Monument will be on
April 30 at the Simnasho Cemetery, dinner and name
giving to follow at the Agency Longhouse. Contact
Eliza Brown-Jim at 541-460-1921; or Winona Strong
at 541-460-0391.
Fish Conservancy litigation puts regional salmon fisheries at risk
The member tribes of
the Columbia River Inter-
Tribal Fish Commission
expressed disappointment
and frustration at the fil-
ing over federally funded
Columbia Basin hatchery
programs.
The tribes believe that
the misguided attack dis-
regards constitutionally
protected promises made
to them by the U.S. to re-
place fish runs that were
damaged by the construc-
tion and operation of fed-
eral hydroelectric dams.
The lawsuit further
delays NOAA’s Endan-
gered Species Act consul-
tations and seeks to halt
funding for hatchery pro-
grams that restore
salmon that were lost due
to the construction and
operation of Columbia
River dams.
These programs, which
support tribal and non-
tribal fishing, are key to the
Yakama Nation’s program
to sustain the ancient tribal
fishery on the Klickitat
River and are an impor-
tant tool in restoring natu-
ral runs of salmon in the
Klickitat, Wenatchee,
Umatilla, and Clearwater
river basins.
“Lawsuits like these are
expensive distractions
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Tribal fishers at the Columbia River.
from the important work of
salmon recovery, and they
jeopardize the livelihoods of
tribal and non-tribal fishing
communities,” said Jeremy
Wolf, chairman of the Co-
lumbia River Inter-Tribal
Fish Commission.
“The lawsuit is based on
the flawed logic that hatch-
eries caused the decline of
wild salmon abundance, and
wrongly asserts that simply
closing hatcheries will in-
crease wild salmon abun-
dance. In the tribes’ experi-
ence, that path only leads to
fewer fish in the rivers and
does virtually nothing to
improve the condition of
natural runs.”
Wolf added, “The tribes
have demonstrated with
their own successful pro-
grams how carefully man-
aged hatcheries can rebuild
abundant naturally spawning
runs in our rivers and
streams. Those truly inter-
ested in recovery are better
served by putting their ef-
forts into restoring the wild
rivers that salmon need.”
Tribal hatchery programs
have been an important
component of salmon re-
covery efforts throughout
the Columbia River system
in recent decades.
While not all of those
programs will be directly
impacted by the litigation,
tribal programs on the
Klickitat and Yakima rivers
in Washington could be im-
pacted.
“Columbia Basin salmon
were not decimated because
of hatcheries. The Co-
lumbia Basin has hatcher-
ies because natural fish
were decimated,” Wolf
said. “The Fish Conser-
vancy litigation won’t do
anything to help the fish,
but it will certainly hurt the
most vulnerable fishing
community: tribal mem-
bers who rely on these pro-
grams. Litigation like this
perpetuates the myth that
all hatchery fish are bad
and cannot be used in re-
covery.
“We should not allow a
tiny special interest group
with a narrow agenda to
distract the rest of us from
the big picture of refining
hatchery practices and
working together to re-
build abundance.”